Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Truckee Marsh Loop & Truckee Marsh
4 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Truckee Marsh Loop & Truckee Marsh is a 4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Camp Richardson, CA. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,234 – 6,375 ft4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.92168, -120.04969
Nearest town Camp Richardson, CA
Directions
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Truckee Marsh Loop & Truckee Marsh
4 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 6,232–6,375 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.92168, -120.04969
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 85°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Sand Harbor, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Truckee Marsh Cutoff, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Truckee Marsh, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Truckee Marsh Loop, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Truckee Marsh, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Truckee Marsh, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Truckee Marsh Cutoff, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Sand Harbor, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Fallen Leaf Campground, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
84% dirt2% paved14% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 85°F47°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity32%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
87°62°
Wed
86°60°
Thu
83°60°
Fri
83°61°
Sat
84°61°
Sun
84°60°
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- Panther 3.4 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Sand Harbor 3.7 mi · ▲ 113 ft
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